However, he did what Allah wished him to doĪfter the martyrdom of Imam Hussain(a.s.), the survival of Islam depended on Imam Zainul Abideen(a.s.), and that also at a tender age of 22. Truly speaking, for him, it would have been very easy to die on the battle field as a martyr than to be taken as prisoner of war and see all the insult and humiliations thrown on him and on the womenfolk of the house of the Prophet. It was at this time that he was given the responsibility of Imamate and his was one of the most difficult times when any Imam was given this responsibility. Imam Sajjad(a.s.) was made a prisoner of war together with the whole family of the Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf). He asked the permission to fight in the battle but Imam Hussain(a.s.) told him that he had been assigned a different type of "Jihad" that was to start after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain(a.s.) - namely leading the women and children of the household of Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf) into the bazars and courts of Kufa and Damascus. Since Allah(swt) mentions in his holy Book that this world cannot survive for a moment if there is no Masoom "Imam" present at all times, Allah(swt) arranged it such that Imam Sajjad(a.s.) became severly ill during that battle and could not participate as a warrior. Imam Sajjad(a.s.) was about 22 or 23 years old when the sad event of Karbala occured. from where the Imamate of Imam Sajjad(a.s.) began. and the Imamate of Imam Hussain(a.s.) started which terminated on 10th Moharram 61 A.H. Imam Sajjad(a.s.) was married to the Bibi Fatima(a.s.) - daughter of Imam Hasan(a.s.). Imam Sajjad(a.s.) spent the first 2 years of his life under the care of his grandfater Imam Ali(a.s.) and after his death in 50 A.H., he was brought up under the care of the 2nd Imam Hasan(a.s.). He would pray for long durations specially during the nights and would pray a lot of prayers of gratitude - Namaz-e-Shukrana. His other Title, Syed-us-Sajideen, was given because of his devotion to prayers. His title Zain-al-Abideen was granted to him by the Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) himself who mentioned that on the day of judgement a call for Zain-al-Abideen will be made and my son Ali bin al-Hussain(a.s.) will responde to the call saying "Labbaik". She, however, died within 10 days of the birth of Imam Sajjad(a.s.). Imam Zain-al-Abideen was born from this wedlock. and Imam Ali(a.s.) got her freed and married her to Imam Hussain(a.s.). She was brought as a prisoner of war during the caliphate period of mam Ali(a.s.) during 31 A.H. His mother was Bibi Shahar Bano who was a princess from Persia, the daughter of the Kind Yazd Gard II. The 4th Imam after Imam Hussain(a.s.) was his son Imam Ali Zain-al-Abideen(a.s.). Title : Zain-al-Abideen, Syed as-Sajideen, Sajjadįather : Imam Hussain(a.s.) - the 3rd Holy Imamīirth : At Madina on 15th of Jamadi-al-Awwal 38 AH (658 AD)ĭeath : In Madina at age 57, on 25th of Moharram 95 AH (713 AD)Ĭause of Death/Burial : Martyred by means of poison and buried in the cemetry of Baqi in Madina.
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